Acting the Part
- Sit in a crouched position. Bend your knees so they come up in front of your face and directly in front of your chest. Rest your open hands on top of your knees or hug them. If you sit on the floor, you can sit Indian style with your fingers pointing inward.
- If you have nothing to hold, and don’t want to spread both your hands on your knees, chew the nail on one of your thumbs as though you were sucking it.
- Try not to walk often. When you walk, walk like an old man: slouching forward with your knees bent slightly.
- Act as if you are tired or just woke up, but don't take it so far that you seem completely out of it. Just try not to move much, and when you have to do it slowly.
- When holding things, use a maximum of three fingers and always use your index finger and thumb. This is similar to the way you hold a teacup, but with the rest of your fingers spread away from whatever it is you are holding as if it were dirty. Hold whatever it is away from your face, never hold anything directly in against it. Never pick up a phone normally, grasp the top edges with the index finger and thumb. Use one hand when reading and turn the pages with a finger from the other hand. Also use only one hand when picking other things up if you can.
- Never let yourself be seen sleeping. L has supposedly never been spotted asleep. If you do sleep, sleep in a comfy armchair sitting with your legs still against you as if your were awake. Try learning to sleep with your eyes open.
- When eating, keep to the rule of how to hold things. Use your index finger and thumb to hold spoons and forks and stuff the food into your mouth one spoon/forkful at a time, chew with your mouth closed yet speak with it full by barely opening your mouth. L is very particular about what he eats. He prefers sweets such as cake, strawberries, ice cream, candy, cookies, pastries, etc.. When drinking coffee or tea be sure to use as many sugar cubes or spoonfuls of sugar you can stand. If you can't eat a lot of sugar, just play with the sweet food instead; it produces the same effect as eating it. Though this is an important part of being L, it's not recommended you eat as many sweets as him. You could gain a lot of weight, or worse, get a cavity. Try eating sweet fruits or berries instead.
